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most
splendid era of the Safavid State. This period lasted till his death in
1628.
This
state is remembered as the Iran-Türkmen or Iran-Turk state. Despite the
great influence of Persian culture on the Safavid people, they preserved
their Türkmen identity.
OWªAR
Türkmen DYNASTY
Nedir
ªah, who had been a commander in Safavid state, came to power in Iran
in 1736. Nedir ªah was descended from the Owºar tribe of the Oguz. He
defeated the Uveysi people, rulers of Iran for a short period, and
expelled them from Iran. Using his military might, Nedir ªah captured
the throne. On Nedir ªah’s ascent to the throne, Iran gained many
things. First of all, it regained the land which had been taken by the
Ottoman Empire earlier. In addition, Nedir ªah defeated Babür ªah and
took over Delhi.
After
Nedir ªah’s death in 1747, his descendant Adyl ªah was not able to
prolong the reign of the Owºar tribe. In 1750, the Owºar dynasty
reached its end.
GAJAR
Türkmen DYNASTY
The
Gajars were the last Türkmen dynasty in Iran. The Gajars were also
originally Türkmen. From historical sources, it is clear that the
Gajars were one of the seven Oguz tribes sent by the Safavids from
Anatolia to Iran as a ransom to ªyh Ala. These tribes were as follows:
Ustaçli, ªamli, Tekeli, Baharly, Dulkadyr, Owºar and Gajar. The
Gajars had control
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